Abuja train victims

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru. ABUJA—PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari said, yesterday, that his decision to stop maximum use of military force against terrorists to ...

Each one of them will be hunted and pursued and spoken to in the language they understand.” “Please we want to see our loved ones and many have found themselves in very critical situations. Please, Mr. President, we know you are doing your best…please, please we want to see our loved ones,” Mohammed said. My primary concern is to get everyone released safe and unhurt.” “I also would like to use this opportunity to say that we are cognizant of events that have unsettled our citizens in various parts of our nation and in the capital. He told representatives of the families that in the immediate aftermath of the incident, several actions had been taken by government to bring succour to the affected families and prevent a recurrence in the country.

President Muhammadu Buhari said Thursday that the federal government will not use force in securing the release of the remaining...

Your support means that Daily Trust can keep offering journalism to everyone in the world. Today, we're asking that you support us to do more. He, however, said that the federal government was doing everything within its powers to ensure the safe return of the remaining captives. Every day, we work hard to provide readers such as you with the most accurate, up-to-date, and comprehensive information. Please, Mr President, we know you are doing your best…please, please we want to see our loved ones,” Mohammed said. ‘‘Please, we want to see our loved ones and many have found themselves in very critical situations. Sign up for as little as N1,000 to become a member. “This option has indeed been considered and evaluated. In his remarks, the Minister of Transportation, Jaji Sambo, said in the first week of his resumption in the ministry, he met with the relatives of the victims of the Kaduna train attack and updated them of all the efforts the government was making to ensure safe return of their loved ones. He told them that in the immediate aftermath of the incident, several actions had been taken by government to bring succour to the affected families and to prevent a recurrence in the country. One of the sources said while the government is reluctant to use force, many families of the victims have been pauperised because they have sold their houses, farms, and other assets to raise ransom. While some sources close to the federal government said some of the abductees were released after “prisoner swap”, it was learnt that the terrorists have been reneging on most of the promises they made.

*Says use of lethal military force was jettisoned to avoid potential casualties. *Assures of safe release of remaining 31 abductees. Deji Elumoye in Abuja.

He said: ‘‘Please we want to see our loved ones and many have found themselves in very critical situations. Please, Mr. President, we know you are doing your best…please, please we want to see our loved ones.” He described the audience with the president as a manifestation of the efforts by this administration to secure the release of all captives, and proof that government is not resting on its oars. ‘‘This option has indeed been considered and evaluated. ‘‘I also would like to use this opportunity to say that we are cognisant of events that have unsettled our citizens in various parts of our nation and in the capital. The president, who spoke at the State House, Abuja, while meeting with representatives of victims of Kaduna train abduction, stated that in the immediate aftermath of the incident, several actions had been taken by government to bring succour to the affected families and to prevent a recurrence in the country.